Omega

As I mentioned earlier, me and Bim had the opportunity to see some fine Omegas not long ago. One of my objectives by entering the Omega store was to finally have a chance to see the Seamaster Aqua Terra 150m / 15000 Gauss in real. In pictures this watch r...  

I went to the boutique to acquire the 15,000 and I left empty handed, for two reasons: 1) The running seconds hand. This "wasp" look seems to me childish. Why not a full yellow hand? 2) The price difference between the SS bracelet and the leather version ... 

Really good quality! Cost half your arm but good... Best Blomman

"Friends don't let friends wear NATO". Just teasing but I don't see a NATO as a good fit for a semi-social Aqua Terra. Cheers, Nilo

Charmed by the match with the orange! :) Best Blomman

. . . as a deft touch in my opinion. The modern Milgauss makes use of a hand shaped in the fashion of a lightning bolt to convey an abstract connection to magnetism, the sine qua non of its design brief. The yellow and black stripes of the AT 15,000 secon...  

One difference is that I didn't take to it even from pictures. I thought it looked out of place with the striped hand. I eventually picked up the Aqua Terra with the not so amagnetic movement, the "older" 8500 teak dial in a much better 38.5mm size. I was... 

I really like the look but when comes down to it I prefer the orange. Best Blomman

Here you go...quick pics on the fly. I agree that the color schema may not be as attractive as the new versions, but this one works for me, especially as a daily beater. The hour hand reaches to the indices better than the 41.5 version, and raised date wi...  

. . . works best for me as well. These images were taken over three years ago in the Omega boutique. Might well have bought one then had I not just acquired the El Primero months earlier. Hard pressed to think of another watch that fits the 'daily beater'...  

. . . so I'll have to check . . .

. . . and the answer is 'no'. The good news is that the 38.5 mm mid-size version of the AT annual calendar . . . . . . is still in current production. Well worth taking a look at next time you're in an Omega boutique. :-) ...